Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.1-10, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of Kinesio taping on pain, respiratory function and respiratory muscle strength in patients after posterolateral thoracotomy.
Methods: A total of 88 patients following posterolateral thoracotomy were randomly allocated to the therapeutic Kinesio taping group (n = 44) and the control group (n = 33). Kinesio taping was applied to the Kinesio taping group for 7 days. Pain, respiratory functions, respiratory muscle strength, amount of analgesic drug use, and quality of life were evaluated preoperatively, postoperative day 0, before tape application, postoperative 1st day, postoperative 2nd day, postoperative 7th day and postoperative 1st month.
Results: There was no difference between the groups in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics. At the end of the study, it was shown that the results of FVC, FVC, FEV1, FEV1, PEF, MIP, and MEP were improved in both groups, but there were more significant improvements in the Kinesio taping group. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean of the postoperative 2nd and 7th day VAS between the two groups. It was determined that the amount of tramadol use of the patients in the Kinesio taping group was significantly lower on the postoperative 2nd day and postoperative 7th day than in the control group.
Conclusion: This study shows that kinesio taping is an effective method to reduce pain and improve respiratory function after posterolateral thoracotomy. Therefore, it is thought that kinesio taping should be applied as a part of the pulmonary rehabilitation program after thoracotomy.